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Chapter 2

Q. 2.18

Q. 2.18

The following data pertains to a tension test conducted in a strength of materials laboratory: diameter of the specimen = 15 mm, length of the specimen = 200 mm, extension under the laod of 10 kN = 0.035 mm, load at yield point = 110 kN, maximum load = 190 kN, length of specimen after failure = 255 mm, neck diameter = 12.25 mm. Determine: (i) Young’s modulus, (ii) yield stress, (iii) ultimate stress, (iv) percentage elongation, (v) percentage reduction in area, (vi) safe stress adopting a factor of safety of 1.5.

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We calculate each of the parameters sought one by one.

Area of cross section of the specimen = A  =\frac{\pi \times 20^2}{4}=314.16  mm ^2

(i) At load of 10 kN:

\text { stress }=\frac{P}{A}=\frac{10 \times 10^3}{314.16}=31.83  MPa

Strain corresponding to this load = \frac{0.035}{200}=1.75 \times 10^{-4}

∴        Modulus of elasticity E=\frac{31.83}{1.75 \times 10^{-4}}=1.81 \times 10^6  N / mm ^2

(ii) Stress at yield point:

∴        \sigma_{ y }=\frac{110 \times 10^3}{314.16}=350.14  N / mm ^2

(iii) Ultimate stress:

∴        \sigma_{ U }=\frac{190 \times 10^3}{314.16}=604.78  N / mm ^2

(iv) Percentage elongation:

\frac{255-200}{200} \times 100=27.5 \%

(v) Percentage reduction in area:

\frac{(\pi / 4)\left(15^2-12.25^2\right)}{(\pi / 4) 15^2} \times 100=33.3 \%

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